Dies Irae

7 a.m. must mean MRI time - 2nd MRI in a week - this one for Phillie doc. 1 hour and 10 minutes - better thatn the 90 minutes quoted last week! I feel I should be paid for keeping these hours. Ah, but Mighty Hopkins gives me a thank you card for using their services. No one says anything about their inconvenient scheduling. Regular Good Friday Service from noon to 3 p.m. Run by two pharmacies before church - long story. They owe me. Neither has what they owe me. One pharmacy for pharmaceuticals; another pharmacy for diabetic testing supplies. And I have the best (most expensive) state insurance there is. I pay to avoid inconvenience like this! I don't need to be wasting time on a day like today - or for that matter any day. A three hour service is a lot of singing, but I get through it. On the way home, swing by the pharmacies again. Still no success. What else can I do I ask Giant? I have made phone calls. The docs' offices tell me they have completed the required paperwork. "Call your insurance company," is the answer. I get home and the phone is not working. I cannot get a dial tone. This is exactly what I need! I call my own number using the cell. Nothing. I call Verizon. NO service until next Saturday. This is unacceptable. Why did they ever break up Ma Bell? This would have been fixed in a few hours. I call the insurance company. Oh, yes, they have received the paperwork; they simply haven't gotten around to processing it. I am not amused. It is supposed to rain but the sun is shining. Should I waste more time and water the gardens? I have tender new plantings that need optimal care. The evening is advancing soon it will be dark. I can retire early and on Saturday just pretend none of this has happened. Except I have to go to two pharmacies again. Why? Tomorrow is day 5 of my 6 day pill cycle for my pinched nerve. My left arm still tingles and ocasionally pulses with pain. Sleep will present a new day. Today has had its share of aggravation!